Chirakkal, Thrissur

For the village with same name in Kannur district, see Chirakkal, Kannur.

Chirakkal
town
Chirakkal Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°24′41″N 76°10′22″E / 10.411360°N 76.172891°E / 10.411360; 76.172891Coordinates: 10°24′41″N 76°10′22″E / 10.411360°N 76.172891°E / 10.411360; 76.172891
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Chirakkal is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. It is fifteen kilometers from Thrissur city, on the Cherpu-Thriprayar road. The main occupation of its inhabitants was fishing,later they migrated to the middle east.

Chirakkal is in the bank of Karuvannur River. Major area of Chirakkal is covered with paddy and coconut fields. Chirakkal has got Three Hindu temples, 1. Shiva, 2. Devi (Thiruvanikkavu Amma) and 3. Krishna, One Christian Church and One Muslim Mosque. Chirakkal has one LP government school and One management UP and High School in the name of Swami Bhodhananda Swami, the first disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.

Chirakkal is balanced in cast and religion and politics and peaceful region.

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